Sid Meier's Pirates! 2

DarkCloud · July 7, 2003, 15:27

Yes indeed. Sid Meier's next game will be a sequel to that venerable title "Pirates!" according to a recent Computer Games Magazine (on page 27 of the August 2003 issue)

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"But there was at least one remake that drew a lot of attention, and that was the announcement of a new version of "SID MEIERS PIRATES!" 'It's stood the test of time.' said Sid Meier at the press conference annoucning the game. 'It's time to re-imagine it for the 21t Century.' Full of open ended 'emergent' gameplay before anyone used that term to describe games, it was a true hybrid of role-playing, adventure, strategy and action-oriented fighting.

'We didn't understand [genres] when we made Pirates!' sid Meier, and he says the new version will remain true to the original, even if it's being 'reimagined' in full 3D."

Frozzy · July 7, 2003, 16:55

As long as it doesn't follow Dinos

Kropotkin · July 7, 2003, 17:17

I've been away from the internet (and apolyton) for a couple of weeks, had expected an entire section for this game by know. Then again, that might not be a good idea. Considering what happened with Dinos. Of cource, Pirates! is a good gaming concept, something dinos hardly was. Well, I will probably not afford a computer good enough to play the game anyhow.

Frozzy · July 7, 2003, 17:21

Wasn't this announced a few months back anyway? It's hardly new news.

Mahdimael · July 7, 2003, 17:28

There's been no info that I've seen- it looks like it's a game that will be done "when it's done". And considering nothing was shown at the expo, I have a feeling it's in the very early stages

Edit: I just saw a story from Gamespot that says the game will use the Gamebryo 3d engine- also used to power Morrowind, Dark age of Camelot and Freedom Force

vovan · July 7, 2003, 20:47

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Originally posted by Frozzy
Wasn't this announced a few months back anyway? It's hardly new news.

Yup, the news got out just before E3.

Urban Ranger · July 7, 2003, 22:08

Not officially, though.

War4ever · July 8, 2003, 00:29

pirates was kinda fun..for awhile

DrSpike · July 8, 2003, 06:00

Such a classic............I have reservations about whether the new Pirates can live up to the original. We can but hope.

Grumbold · July 8, 2003, 06:24

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Originally posted by Mahdimael
Edit: I just saw a story from Gamespot that says the game will use the Gamebryo 3d engine- also used to power Morrowind, Dark age of Camelot and Freedom Force

One engine produced all those graphically very different games? Curious.

Araanor · July 8, 2003, 07:43

3d is 3d.

Alex · July 8, 2003, 10:40

how was the weather is Mars, DC?

DarkCloud · July 8, 2003, 11:38

Alex?

qué?

sorry I don't understand?

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Well, Pirates!2 was new news to me

At least the article is new

even if it doesn't say much...

FrustratedPoet · July 8, 2003, 11:51

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Originally posted by DarkCloud
Alex?

qué?

sorry I don't understand?

He means that you must have been on a different planet for you to not have noticed this. He thinks he's being funny.

DrSpike · July 8, 2003, 12:45

Damn smartasses.

DarkCloud · July 8, 2003, 16:21

Oh I see- well funny he is not ???

!!!!

thank you frustrated poet.

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have a nice day,

....~~panag~~

... I mean DarkCloud

Sorry panag. I just can't tolerate the fact that you have more posts than me so I'm razzing you. Hope you understand. If not, then I will cease and desist.

Alex · July 8, 2003, 16:34

come on, it was incredibly funny! I can't believe that you are not laughing your a**es off! it was the best joke in these forums in a long time!

/me calls Seinfeld and he says that life isn't fair.

vovan · July 9, 2003, 01:29

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Originally posted by Alex
it was the best joke in these forums in a long time!

Kropotkin · July 9, 2003, 08:55

Well, in a way people with a lousy sense of humour are (or at least can be) very amusing...

Alex · July 9, 2003, 09:50

Speaking from your own experience, Kropotkin?

Kropotkin · July 9, 2003, 16:58

Yeah, well. Glad you've noticed.

Panag · July 9, 2003, 22:41

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Originally posted by DarkCloud
Oh I see- well funny he is not ???

!!!!

thank you frustrated poet.

....

have a nice day,

....~~panag~~

... I mean DarkCloud

Sorry panag. I just can't tolerate the fact that you have more posts than me so I'm razzing you. Hope you understand. If not, then I will cease and desist.

hi ,

what the heck , .....

cant you stay on topic

anyway , who is going to do a piece on the new pirates game , .......

, DC should , otherwise he will "desist" , .....

actually its funny that there is so little about pirates , .....

anyway , have a great day

War4ever · July 9, 2003, 23:33

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Originally posted by DrSpike
Such a classic............I have reservations about whether the new Pirates can live up to the original. We can but hope.

thats how i would feel if he did a colonization 2

Alex · July 10, 2003, 14:34

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Originally posted by War4ever

thats how i would feel if he did a colonization 2

I don't know, col2 is a game that could be hugely improved, and I'm not talking just about the graphics.

DarkCloud · July 10, 2003, 16:01

What sort of piece are you thinking about panag?

War4ever · July 11, 2003, 01:07

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Originally posted by Alex

I don't know, col2 is a game that could be hugely improved, and I'm not talking just about the graphics.

oh i agree wholeheartedly....but where do you start..look at the fiasco that is civ3......sigh...

Grumbold · July 11, 2003, 05:07

Well hopefully not with a culture flip model that vaporises armies

DrSpike · July 11, 2003, 06:55

The moral is Col2 would have the potential to be great, but also the potential to be butchered.

War4ever · July 11, 2003, 12:54

one can say that about any good game which they make a seqeul of

Imran Siddiqui · July 11, 2003, 14:12

... this thread has sure degenerated... hell it's almost like the OT

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